Sri
Lanka
has made
its way
into
recognition
at the
World
Tourism
Award
honorees
2009
which
will be
held at
World
Travel
Market
in
London
today
(Nov.
11).

Five of
Sri
Lanka’s
leading
hotels
and
resorts
will be
award
winners
at the
16th
World
Travel
Awards.
Lighthouse
Hotel &
Spa,
Hilton
Colombo, Taj
Samudra
Colombo,
Taj
Exotica
Bentota
and
Ayurveda
Pavilions
were
voted
for
awards
by
travel
agents
worldwide.

The
World
Tourism
Award
inaugurated
in 1997
and
celebrating
its 12th
Anniversary,
was
established
to
recognize
“the
extraordinary
initiatives
by
individuals,
companies,
organizations,
destinations
and
attractions
for
outstanding
accomplishments
in the
travel
industry.”

The
significance
of this
recognition
at World
Tourism
Awards
will add
much
glory
and
glamour
to Sri
Lanka
and will
attract
more
tourists
into the
country
after
its
defeat
of terrorism.